Installation bracket for venetian blinds



Sept. 14, 1943. F. J. BURNSy f 2,329,588

lNsTALLATION BRACKET FORVENETIAN BLINDSv Filed Sept. 28, 1942 Patented Sept. 14, 1943 T OFFICE;

INSTALLATIN BRACKET FORVENETIAN v BLINDS v Fred J. Burns, Saginaw, lMich., assignor to The Columbia Mills, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application *Septemberv 28, 1942, Serial No. 460,025 'z claims. (c1. 16o-34) o One of the prime objects of the invention .is

be provide a simple, practical and substantial universal bracket which is adapted for either inside, outside, or ceiling installation.

Another object is to design abracket which can be formed entirely of wood or other suitable material, which is completely concealed from View when installed, and which is readily interchange-V able.

A further object is to design a bracket of neat and pleasing appearance and which can-y be grooved, beaded or otherwise nished to harmonize With the face of the head box.

A still further object is to provide a bracket which can be formed entirelyfof Wood vor other readily procurable material, thereby eliminating sharp metallic noises, conserving steel or metal,A

such as commonly used for this purpose, which has no projecting screw heads 'to interfere with the installation or mounting of the head box, and

/` which has no depending sharp edges or sections against which the slats may strike, when raised,

to mar, chip or damage the upper slat or the surface iinish thereof.k

A further object still is to provide universal brackets which can be readily painted or nished to match the wood window casings and/or head box and in which the head bo-x can be very easily mounted and/or removed.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention may be said to comprise the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawing, hereinafter described, and particularly set forth in the appended claims, together with such variations and modications thereof as will be apparent to one skilled in the art to which the invention appertains.

Reference should now be hadto the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specication in which Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the left hand end of the head box and the bracket.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view with the bracket located for inside installation.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the bracket; located for outside installation, and

Fig. 4 is also a similar view showing the bracket located for ceiling installations.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in which the numeral I0 indicates a Venetian blind headbox in which the slat operating mechanism is mounted and concealed from view, this head box including front and back wallsy II and I2 respectively, which are connected by means of end walls I3 asrusual, the front wall projecting beyond the end walls as clearlyr shownat I4, so

that it can be cut Vand tted within certain lim.

its, 'to` said window openings which arenot accurate and out of true, therebyrefectively concealing the supporting brackets from View as Well ,as covering any such openings at the ends of` the headbox wall caused by inequalities, Warpage, or settling of the window frames, etc. Each blind is, of course, pro-vided with slats; l5 including the operating mechanism (not shown), and I do not deem it necessary to show or describe this operating mechanism as it lforms no part ofthe present invention.

The head box mounting means'coniprisesa pair of brackets II` which can be formed of any de# sired'material, but in the interestsV rof conservation of metal, I prefer to form them of wood, and these brackets are provided with a horizontally disposed groove l1 in the one face thereof, which groove is adapted to slidably accommodate the .tongue I 8 secured to or formed integral with the end wall I3 of the head box, and as these brackets are identical in construction, the description of one only will suffice for both.

These brackets are universal, in that they can be utilized, Without, change, for inside, outside or ceiling installation, countersunk holes I9 being provided in the one face of the bracket to accommodate screws 20 for securing them in position and as clearly shown in the several views of th drawing. I

When it is necessary to install the blind cn the inside of a window opening, the brackets I6 arerst mounted as shown in Fig. 2, the counter- 'sunk holes I9 being utilized for the screws 23 to rigidly secure it in position, and the head box is mounted by inserting the tongue I8 in the groove I1 and sliding it inwardly until the seetions I4 butt against the end walls of the brackets, and it can then be secured in position by threading the locking screw 22, provided in the lower edge of the bracket, upwardly until it engages the tongue I 8.

For outside installation, the brackets are located as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the horizontally disposed openings 23 being utilized for the screws 20, and for ceiling installations, the brackets are located as shown in Fig.r 4, the openings 24 accommodating the mounting screws. In each of the installations, the head'box is mounted and/ or replaced.

Each bracket is formed with the required screw openings to permit any type of installation, the

screw heads are entirely concealed from View in the countersunk openings, and the mounting can be done by inexperienced help, who require no tools other than a common screw driver.

The tongue and groove connection between the head box and the brackets provides a firm, rigid mounting, which serves also to reinforce the entire head box, and thef Contact surface is sufiiciently large to eliminate any binding.

The bracket harmonizes with the window trim or decorating eiTects, it is smooth andclean and vthere are no burrs or sharp surfaces to snag Window drapes, etc., and it can be easily grooved or beaded to harmonize and match the head box.

What I claim is: v

l. A universal bracket for mounting Venetian blinds a rectangular shaped, non-metallic block member formed with a tongue receiving groove therein, and a plurality of sets of spaced lapart, countersunk, screw openings in said block, and disposed in directions to permit inside, outside, or vertical mounting. I

2. In a Venetian blind the combination of a head box and means for supporting the head box comprising a pair of rblock brackets the niarginal edges of which are entirely Withinthe cross sectional area of the head box, each bracket being formed with a horizontally disposed groove, a tongue on each end ofthe head box and adapted.

to be slidably accommodated in said groove, and means for .securing said brackets to a support.

3. In a Venetian blind the combination of a head box having a horizontally dispcsed'tongue on each end wall thereof, and rectangular shaped spaced apart brackets secured to a window casing and adapted to releasably receive said tongues to permit the easy removal and replacement of said head box, the marginal edges of said brackets being entirely Within the cross sectional area of said head box.

4. In a Venetian blind the combination of a head box having end Walls formed with projecting tongues, means for releasably supporting the same, comprising a pair foi grooved brackets adapted to slidably receive said tongues, and manually operable means for locking said tongues in said grooves.

5. In a Venetian blind, the combination of a head box provided with projecting tongues on the end Walls thereof, means for supporting said head box comprising a bracket secured one to each side of a Window casing or support, each bracket being formed with an open-ended groove adapted to detachably receive said tongue, and means for securing said brackets in position.

6. In va Venetian blind, the combination with a head box provided with projecting tongues o-n the end Walls thereof, with the front Wall of thel head box projecting beyond the end walls and' concealing said tongues, means for suppoitir'ig` said head box comprising' spaced apart brackets,

each bracket being formed with a groove adapted to slidably and removably receive the tongue,V and a plurality of screw receiving openings .in said bracket to permit inside, outside, or. vertical mounting of the blind.

, '1. In combination with a Venetian blind having a head box with horizontally disposed tongues' provided on the end walls thereof, rneansfory supporting said head box. comprising av pair of Wood brackets formed with grooves adapted tot` slidably receive said tongues and support the'L head box on said brackets, and manually oper. able releasable means engageable with said tongue for locking the head -box in position, the'rnarginal outline of said brackets being entirely within they cross sectional area of said head box.

FRED J. BURNS. 

